Ghostwalkers (Deadlands, #1)

Posted on 16 January 2018 by Jonathan Maberry

The first of three media tie in novels based on the hit RPG franchise DeadlandsFrom New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry, the first in a thrilling series of novels based on Deadlands, a hugely successful role playing game RPG set in the Weird, Weird West.Welcome to the Deadlands, where steely eyed gunfighters rub shoulders with mad scientists and dark, unnatural forces Where the Great Quake of 1868 has shattered California into a labyrinth of sea flooded caverns and a mysterious substance called ghost rock fuels exotic steampunk inventions as well as plenty of bloodshed and flying bullets.In Ghostwalkers, a gun for hire, literally haunted by his bloody past, comes to the struggling town of Paradise Falls, where he becomes embroiled in a deadly conflict between the besieged community and a diabolically brilliant alchemist who is building terrible new weapons of mass destruction and an army of the living dead Deadlands is one of the most popular RPGs in history, with over a million Deadlands gaming books sold. Download Ghostwalkers (Deadlands, #1) – kino-fada.fr For all you folks out there waking up and suddenly getting a craving for an Undead Raptor Jesus, this is your lucky day What What Or I should say, the Weird West is out in full colors with this novel, an adaptation of the Deadlands paper based RPG game that s full of great storytelling elements from a WoDish dark Wild West with screaming rocks, undead soldiers, mad scientists, and Hell beginning to encroach upon the Earth This is the Weird West, full of high tech gadgets, magic, and a hell of For all you folks out there waking up and suddenly getting a craving for an Undead Raptor Jesus, this is your lucky day What What Or I should say, the Weird West is out in full colors with this novel, an adaptation of the Deadlands paper based RPG game that s full of great storytelling elements from a WoDish dark Wild West with screaming rocks, undead soldiers, mad scientists, and Hell beginning to encroach upon the Earth This is the Weird West, full of high tech gadgets, magic, and a hell of a lot of wild action as only an over the top western can make it.I could argue that any such setting and possibility dese...Deadlands Ghostwalkers is a lot of things It s an alternate history western with a whole lot of action and adventure, mixed together with some undead here and there, and a splash of steampunk tossed in to add a little color What it is, is a book paradise for someone like me.Often, I find that when a book tries to do too much, it fails kind of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of scenario But Jonathan Maberry has pieced all of these parts together to create a masterfully presented st Deadlands Ghostwalkers is a lot of things It s an alternate history western with a whole lot of action and adventure, mixed together with some undead here and there, and a splash of steampunk tossed in to add a little color What it is, is a book paradise for someone like me.Often, I find that when a book tries to do too much, it fa...Review copyJonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author Probably best known for his Joe Ledger novels and for his award winning YA Rot Ruin series He currently resides in Del Mar, California and you can find him online at jonathanmaberry.com.Deadlands Ghostwalkers is the first in a thrilling series of novels based on Deadlands, a hugely successful role playing game RPG set in the Weird, Weird West.Jonathan Maberry can spin a yarn with Review copyJonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling and multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author Probably best known for his Joe Ledger novels and for his award winning YA Rot Ruin series He currently resides in Del Mar, California and you can find him online at jonathanmaberry.com.Deadlands Ghostwalkers is the first in a thrilling series of novels based on Deadlands, a hugely successful role playing game RPG set in the Weird, Weird West.Jonathan Maberry can spin a yarn with the best of them This tale starts with One man on foot trying to escape six on horseback in a country that was made for dying This is where Grey Torrance...Just imagine the love child of Lone Ranger and The Walking Dead Shut the fuck up and take my money.I received a copy of this novel through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review I used to play the Deadlands RPG when I was in high school That was, well, long ago Long enough for the game to be in its original iteration, no LCG or anything Back when we used poker chips that could act as jokers, but we greedily kept them because the unused ones would turn into experience points at the end of the game Yeah, that was quite a few years ago.So I wanted to try and see what a novel set in thI received a copy of this novel through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review I used to play the Deadlands RPG when I was in high school That was, well, long ago Long enough for the game to be in its original iteration, no LCG or anything Back when we used poker chips that could act as jokers, but we greedily kept them because the unused ones would turn into experience points at the end of the game Yeah, that was quite a few years ago.So I wanted to try and see what a novel set in the Deadlands universe was like.Though I admit my recollections of the game are far and few between, I m not sure the book exactly related Some elements fitted, and had the Weird West feeling I tend t...4.5 StarsIm a huge fan of the Weird Western genre, and Maberry is one of my favorite authors So I had a feeling going into this one I would like it, and I wasn t disappointed.This novel is based on the Deadlands role playing game I ve never played it, nor any other role playing games, but I have always loved the world building that goes into them The games automatically weave a rich tapestry full of stories just waiting to be told That s basically what a role playing game is anyway, anothe 4.5 StarsIm a huge fan of the Weird Western genre, and Maberry is one of my favorite authors So I had a feeling going into this one I would like it, and I wasn t disappointed.This novel is based on the Deadlands role playing game I ve never played it, nor any other role playing games, but I have always loved the world building that goes into them ...A lot of fun I look forward to reading the other books in this series.As a huge fan of the Deadlands roleplaying game, I was super excited for the first of three announced novels set in the Weird West Having written adventures in this fantastic setting I don t envy the task of having to write the first Deadlands novel Like making your first roleplaying adventure, part of you wants to use everything in the setting Peppering your tale with every cool monster and bit of lore Sadly this is exactly the trap that Maberry falls into with this novel There is a great As a huge fan of the Deadlands roleplaying game, I was super excited for the first of three announced novels set in the Weird West Having written adventures in this fantastic setting I don t envy the task of having to write the first Deadlands novel Like making your first roleplaying adventure, part of you wants to use everything in the setting Peppering your tale with every cool monster and bit of lore Sadly this is exactly the trap that Maberry falls into with this novel There is a great story in here, and he can write some great action and enjoyable pulpy characters, but a lot of it gets lost along the way Clocking in at just under...Tor ForgePublishing Date September 2015ISBN 9780765375261Genre FantasyRating 2.6 5Publisher Description Welcome to the Deadlands, where steely eyed gunfighters rub shoulders with mad scientists and dark, unnatural forces Where the Great Quake of 1868 has shattered California into a labyrinth of sea flooded cavernsand a mysterious substance called ghost rock fuels exotic s...5 StarsReview to follow

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16 January 2018

Jonathan Maberry